Who should Bigfoot be matched up against next? Pole included.

PoloRidah

With Bigfoot on a two fight winning streak against top Heavyweight contenders, after his brutal loss to the current champ Cain Velasquez, who should his next opponent be?

Do his wins over Hapa and Reem grant him another shot at Cain(who holds the belt now)?

Does he need another win before getting a title shot? If so against who?

What makes the most sense to my fellow forum users?

TUF1

Winner of Mark Hunt/Stefan Struve

def Hunt/Struve winner for a title shot imo

Banutu

Junior Dos Santos

he might have beat a slow, slug, arrogant, gassed out overeem, but boy he is a walking target to JDS

WarWest

Junior Dos Santos

JDS

TheUnicorn

Winner of Roy Nelson/Cheick Kongo

I would say winner of Nelson/Kongo the fight would be intense and it would make sense

Beloved89

Junior Dos Santos

I think this one makes the most sense.

JDS_over_REEM

I think Dana will make sure JDS fights Bigfoot next. They both train together and wouldn't think about fighting each other unless it was for the title. The thing is that neither of them are in a position to turn down a fight right now.

Bigfoot is just in a bad place recently losing to the champ. I'd put him even with Mark Hunt, Mir, and Roy Nelson. If Struve beats Hunt he's on a 5-0 run. If that doesn't make him the #1 contender then I don't know who is/

PoloRidah

Winner of Mark Hunt/Stefan Struve

Pretty scattered poll votes. I'm anxious to hear the next match ups at heavyweight. Reem as well.

JDS_over_REEM

Bigfoot is ranked either higher or lower than the rest of those fighters next to Kongo beating Nelson, which I seriously doubt will happen. If Gonzaga wins would be the perfect fight for Bigfoot right now IMO.

JohnnyZadar

Junior Dos Santos

Obvious choice is JDS...but will they fight each other?or will it be like Cain and DC?...this is getting tiresome...lol

JDS_over_REEM

JohnnyZadar said:

Obvious choice is JDS...but will they fight each other?or will it be like Cain and DC?...this is getting tiresome...lol

JDS isn't in a position to turn down a fight, neither is Bigfoot. JDS isn't champion anymore. This isn't a Cain/DC or Silva/Machida situation at the moment. Both JDS and Bigfoot know that a dominant win over one another would put them on the fast track to a title shot.

FroZeN

Junior Dos Santos

I would say JDS. He derailed the Overeem hypetrain hard and either of these guys with a victory over one another will get the next title shot.

JohnnyZadar

Junior Dos Santos

imo...id rather Dana hype the trilogy now...

jpc_ultimate

Junior Dos Santos

If MIr looses to DC, he should get Mir

ThePack19

Cain fought bigfoot to get his rematch, so JDS should fight bigfoot to get his rematch since JDS will destroy bigfoot.

TheMmaKnowItAll

Winner of Mark Hunt/Stefan Struve

I wanna see hunt or Nelson get a shot, don't mind if he fights jds either tho

Yesterdays_Hero

JDS_over_REEM said:

JohnnyZadar said:

Obvious choice is JDS...but will they fight each other?or will it be like Cain and DC?...this is getting tiresome...lol

JDS isn't in a position to turn down a fight, neither is Bigfoot. JDS isn't champion anymore. This isn't a Cain/DC or Silva/Machida situation at the moment. Both JDS and Bigfoot know that a dominant win over one another would put them on the fast track to a title shot.

If the 2 don't want to fight each other, they won't and the UFc won't do anything. The UFC can't release good Heavyweights because there's barely any of them. Plus Dana wants to push the rubber match ASAP so I doubt he cares who JDS knocks out.

MMA_Epidemic

Cain vs Bigfoot II and JDS vs Reem is most likely slated for May at UFC 160

Tahune

I get the feeling JDS would destroy bigfoot and overeem (judging on overeem's last showing). I'd rather see Silva get another crack at Cormier. Though what I would like to see and what will actually happen are two different things

MMA_Epidemic

I think JDS would destroy Overeem IMO but that match up between Bigfoot and Cormier would be very interesting to see again. Maybe if Cormier gets past Mir they might do that fight but I've heard Cormier will drop to LHW after the Mir fight but then again you never know what will happen!

amunera

Winner of Roy Nelson/Cheick Kongo

Pole was not included. It was a though match up for jones i reckon could have given Bigfoot troubles as well

So big country should be next. If big country wins he could make a case for a title shot and i want ti see Roy fight for the title hehehehe

classicboxer

Rematch with Reem.

PunchBag

should be barnett for number 1 contender

Tahune

MMA_Epidemic said:

I think JDS would destroy Overeem IMO but that match up between Bigfoot and Cormier would be very interesting to see again. Maybe if Cormier gets past Mir they might do that fight but I've heard Cormier will drop to LHW after the Mir fight but then again you never know what will happen!

I don't think Cormier will drop. I guessing his motivation for dropping is Jones. He'd be better off waiting for jones to make the move up. There is plenty of talk about how he suffers trying to cut weight and at this stage it'd be silly to. I just hope he can get over the whole "I'm not fighting my cobber Cain".
I'd really like to see Cain Vs Cormier.

PunchBag

his motivation for dropping is cain, hes his real life friend and training partner. He wants a belt so his only chance is jones.

MMA_Epidemic

Tahune said:

MMA_Epidemic said:

I think JDS would destroy Overeem IMO but that match up between Bigfoot and Cormier would be very interesting to see again. Maybe if Cormier gets past Mir they might do that fight but I've heard Cormier will drop to LHW after the Mir fight but then again you never know what will happen!

I don't think Cormier will drop. I guessing his motivation for dropping is Jones. He'd be better off waiting for jones to make the move up. There is plenty of talk about how he suffers trying to cut weight and at this stage it'd be silly to. I just hope he can get over the whole "I'm not fighting my cobber Cain".
I'd really like to see Cain Vs Cormier.

I would like to see that fight happen but it wont its just like JDS and Bigfoot will never fight one another. Thats why I dont see Cormier staying at HW for long and plus if Jones does go up to HW that would better for Cormier as he will have a better chance of winning the LHW title. Cormier isnt dropping just to fight Jones, he wants to be the champion and as long as Cain is around at HW we will see Cormier dropping sooner or later

PoloRidah

Winner of Mark Hunt/Stefan Struve

MMA_Epidemic said:

Tahune said:

MMA_Epidemic said:

I think JDS would destroy Overeem IMO but that match up between Bigfoot and Cormier would be very interesting to see again. Maybe if Cormier gets past Mir they might do that fight but I've heard Cormier will drop to LHW after the Mir fight but then again you never know what will happen!

I don't think Cormier will drop. I guessing his motivation for dropping is Jones. He'd be better off waiting for jones to make the move up. There is plenty of talk about how he suffers trying to cut weight and at this stage it'd be silly to. I just hope he can get over the whole "I'm not fighting my cobber Cain".
I'd really like to see Cain Vs Cormier.

I would like to see that fight happen but it wont its just like JDS and Bigfoot will never fight one another. Thats why I dont see Cormier staying at HW for long and plus if Jones does go up to HW that would better for Cormier as he will have a better chance of winning the LHW title. Cormier isnt dropping just to fight Jones, he wants to be the champion and as long as Cain is around at HW we will see Cormier dropping sooner or later

Have those two said they were opposed to fighting each other? I wasn't aware of that.

So JDS/Bigfoot and DC/Cain aren't willing to fight one another. That spoils some good match ups at heavyweight that I'm sure people would love to see. I understand though.

PoloRidah

Winner of Mark Hunt/Stefan Struve

Cain was the correct answer. Too bad Cormier got held up in Strikeforce because the man thats getting the next title shot at heavy weight was owned by DC.